The People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central
body of military command and control of the
Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union and as the Red Army (, Вооружённые Силы Советского Союза), were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922), the Soviet Union (1922–1991), and th ...
from November 12, 1923, to March 15, 1934.
History
The People's Commissariat was formed from two independent People's Commissariats (
for Military and for Naval Affairs of the
Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
). Abolished in connection with the formation of the
People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union
The People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union () was the highest military department of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946.
History
In the 1920–1930s, the highest military authority of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic ...
.
People's Commissars
The People's Commissariat was headed by the People's Commissar; at various times in this position were:
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Leon Trotsky
Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian ...
– November 12, 1923 – January 26, 1925;
*
Mikhail Frunze
Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze (russian: Михаил Васильевич Фрунзе; ro, Mihail Frunză; 2 February 1885 – 31 October 1925) was a Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917. Born in the modern-day ...
– January 26 – October 31, 1925;
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Clement Voroshilov – November 6, 1925 – June 20, 1934
References
External links
Alphabetical Index of Current Governing Unclassified Orders of the People's Commissariat for Military Affairs, the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic, the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Union and Circulars of the People's Commissariat for Military and Marine Affairs as of July 1, 1926Leningrad: Publishing House of the Office of the People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs and the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Union, 1926
Part 2: The Personnel of the Red Army and the Military. Horse Composition. Training, Service and Life of the Red Army. Service of the Red Army. Contentment. Record Keeping, Accounting, Reporting and Control
Sources
*{{cite book, chapter=People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs, title=Naval Dictionary, first=Vladimir, last=Chernavin, author-link=Vladimir Chernavin, location=Moscow, publisher=
Military Publishing House, year=1990, pages=511, isbn=5-203-00174-X
People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union
Former defence ministries
Military history of Russia